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LOBIPES. LOBEFOOT. 
Generic Character. 
Rostrum longum, gracile, 
debile, acutum, basi svib- 
depressum, versus apicem 
paulo inclinatum ; mandi- 
bulae sulcatae. 
Nares minutae, basales, la- 
terales, membrana circum- 
datae. 
Pedes tetradactyli, graciles ; 
digiti anteriores a basi ad 
medium membrana con- 
nexi, unde ad apicem 
membranis pinnatis in- 
structi : pollex brevis, apice 
solo insistens. 
BeaJc long, slender, weak, 
pointed, slightly depressed 
at the base, and a little 
inclined towards its tip ; 
the mandibles grooved. 
Nostrils minute, basal, la- 
teral, surrounded by a 
membrane. 
Legs four-toed, slender ; the 
anterior toes connected 
from the base to the mid- 
dle with a membrane, from 
thence to the tip furnished 
with pinnated webs; the 
hinder toe short, resting 
on its tip only. 
LOBIPES. Cuv. 
TRINGA. Linn., Gmel. 
PHALAROPUS. Briss., Lath., Temm., Sabine. 
ESE birds may be distinguished from the Pha- 
laropes, which they greatly resemble, by the more 
slender form of their beak ; which somewhat re- 
